Development Contribution Scheme Fees 2008 - 2012

Section 48 Planning & Development Act 2000

The Development Contribution Scheme as adopted by the members of Galway City Council at the City Council Meeting held on the 6th October, 2008 are detailed hereunder.

Residential
Unit sizes under 73M²	€11,313 per residential unit
Unit sizes 73M² and under 125M²	€12,753 per residential unit
Unit sizes 125M² and over	€14,182 per residential unit

 

Commercial
Shops, Restaurants, Night Clubs and Public Houses	€ 65.00 sq.m
Offices, Leisure Uses, Medical and Allied Professions, Hotels and Guesthouses	€ 44.00 sq.m
Retail Warehouse/Bulky Goods	€ 32.00 sq.m.
Distribution Warehouse, Industry	€ 11.00 sq.m.
B & B Accommodation	€ 700.00 p/bedroom (in addition to charge of €14,182)

Where no parking space is provided in conjunction with above Development in the City Centre an additional transportation charge of €2,597.00 will apply per unit normally generated. This will only apply to any additional areas specified in the Galway City Development Plan 2005 - 2011.

An Exemption / Reduced rate will apply as follows
Community Facilities	No Charge
Protected Structures involving Conservation Works	No Charge
Social Housing	No Charge
Voluntary Housing	No Charge
Affordable Housing	50% of rate
Supported Accommodation	50% of rate

Supported Accommodation to include drug treatment facilities, housing for disabled and related projects.

Index Linking

The rate of contribution will be increased in line with the  Wholesale Price Index for Building and Construction in November each year.

The increased rates will apply to all relevant decisions made by Galway City Council from the 1st December, 2008 to 30th November, 2009.
The rates are reviewed on an annual basis, in line with the adopted scheme.

 

The complete Galway City Council Development Contributions Scheme document is available in full from the Galway City Councils website to download as a PDF document.

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